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Teaching maths to dyslexic children and adults
Anne ReesCentre Principal, Dyslexia Action Cymru
Does maths matter?
maths skills equivalent to GCSE
other adults
new jobs requiring maths skills
What makes maths difficult?Scalene, isosceles, perpendicular, equilateral, pi, obtuse, cosine, sine, tangent, numerator, denominator….
Typical dyslexic difficulties
• Language• Memory weaknesses – LTM, STM, WM• Processing speed• Left-right orientation• Sequencing difficulties• Visual & spatial awareness• Literacy skills
Attention, ConcentrationPlanning and
regulating
Spatial awareness, Motor skills
and co-ordination
Interpretation in contextSocial significance
Words, sounds, Memory
and sequencing
Dyspraxia
Attention Deficit Disorder
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Dyslexia
Maths anxiety
Contrasts in maths learning
Maths learning style
We need to help learners use numbers flexibly and to think
about mathematical concepts.They need to ‘play’ with numbers
and develop ‘number sense’
Concrete materials
Unifix cubes
Cuisenaire rodsStern materials
Numicon
Base 10/Dienes Blocks
Slavonic abacus http://www.autopresseducation.co.uk
Counting
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3 6 9 12 1525 30 35 4018 16 14 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Avoid the ‘counting trap’
Subitising
Use number patterns visual images of numbers
Estimating
Place value
8 + 7 =
Number bonds & components
Key facts1 + 1 = 22 + 2 = 43 + 3 = 64 + 4 = 85 + 5 = 101 + 2 = 32 + 3 = 53 + 4 = 74 + 5 = 9
8
4 + 4
2 + 6
1 + 7
7 + 1
6 + 2 3 + 5
5 + 3
Addition
Count all Count on
Known facts Derived facts
Subtraction
Count all
Count
back
Count up
Use know
n facts
Multiplication tables
Time
Adult maths learners
Activities
Assessment
• Emerson & Babtie, 2010,The Dyscalculia Assessment, London: Continuum
• Chinn, 2012, More Trouble with Maths, Abingdon: Routledge
• DIMP• WRAT 4, WIAT III• Hodder Tests & GL Assessment have variety of maths
tests
Apps
• Calculators e.g. Soulver, digits, talking calculators
• Numberbonds• I say you say
(number bonds)• Hungry fish• Zoom
• Count on it (Slavonic abacus)
• Math bingo• Wings• King of math• Telling time• Fishy numbers
